Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskap
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Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskap AS (DSD) is a private Norwegian transport and shipping company, established in 1855 with headquarters in Stavanger, Norway.[1] The company operates internationally through its subsidiary companies DSD Shipping AS and DSD Cargo AS. The company is owned by the Hermansen family, through the holding company Folke Hermansen AS, after Folke Hermansen gained control of DSD in 1991.[2] Chairman is Yuhong Jin Hermansen,[1] while Ingvald Løyning has been CEO since 2015.[1][3]
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Shipping and transport |
Founded | 12 February 1855; 169 years ago (1855-02-12) |
Headquarters | Stavanger, Norway |
Area served | Scandinavia/Baltic |
Revenue | NOK 5 908 million (2017) |
NOK 68 million (2017) | |
Parent | Folke Hermansen AS |
Subsidiaries | Tide AS, DSD Cargo AS, DSD Shipping AS |
Website | dsd |
The DSD Group, where Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskap AS (DSD) is the parent company, wholly or partly owns four subsidiary companies.
- DSD Shipping AS, a tanker company, which manages the technical and commercial operations of 7 crude oil and product tankers engaged in international shipping.[4]
- DSD Cargo AS, a shipping company and transport company with a versatile fleet and linear traffic between the Scandinavian countries, the Baltic States, Poland and (Germany).[5]
- Tide AS is one of Norway's and Denmark's largest bus companies. The business areas are public bus services, express- and airport bus services, as well as charter- and travel management.[6]